Roald G. Bergsaker
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Roald Georg Bergsaker is a Norwegian sports official and politician for the Conservative Party
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Bergsaker was mayor of Sandnes
from 1986 to 1990. He was then a member of Rogaland
county council
from 1991 to 2007, serving as county mayor from 1999 to 2007.
Bergsaker has been a board member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports
for seven years and of the Norwegian Olympic Committee
for four years. In 2007 he tried to become president of the Confederation of Sports, but Tove Paule
won the vote at the national convention.
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
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Bergsaker was mayor of Sandnes
Sandnes
is a city and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren.-History:Sandnes was separated from Høyland as a municipality of its own in 1860, and gained city status the same year...
from 1986 to 1990. He was then a member of Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
county council
County council (Norway)
A County Council is the highest governing body of the county municipalities in Norway. The county council sets the scope of the county municipal activity. The council is led by a chairman or county mayor...
from 1991 to 2007, serving as county mayor from 1999 to 2007.
Bergsaker has been a board member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports
Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in Norway, with more than 2 million members, and 12000 sports clubs, in 19 region confederatons and 56 national federations...
for seven years and of the Norwegian Olympic Committee
Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in Norway, with more than 2 million members, and 12000 sports clubs, in 19 region confederatons and 56 national federations...
for four years. In 2007 he tried to become president of the Confederation of Sports, but Tove Paule
Tove Paule
Tove Paule is a Norwegian sports official.She was the secretary general of the Norwegian Gymnastics Federation from 1995 to 2000, and became the president of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports in 2007...
won the vote at the national convention.